HIV/AIDS

WATER

Tanzanians are still faced with water shortages with 45.5% accessing water
from unimproved sourced (DHS, 2010). Insufficient water supply coverage
impacts most, severely on the poor in both urban and rural..

LAND, HOUSING AND SHELTER

CLIMATE CHANGE

CCI works with the community to assess the vulnerability of community living
in informal settlements to the impacts of climate change and identify adaptation mechanism to enhance community resilience...

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About CCI

Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI)

Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI) is the national support NGO formed by Tanzanians with a desire of providing technical and financial assistance to the community living in informal settlements and the Tanzania Urban Poor Federation (TUPF).

Our Approach

The primary approach for achieving these aims is to support the development of a strong and active urban poor federation. Support takes the form of establishment of savings schemes; community resource mobilization and organization; conduction of enumeration and mapping; exchange visits; partnership support, technical assistance, capacity-building, leadership and management support, outreach, advocacy, action oriented research and documentation.

Our Mission

CCI’s mission is to build the capacity of the communities from the urban poor to initiate sustainable development that improve their livelihoods

Our Vision

CCI aspires to create a fair and inclusive cities where communities from the urban poor will unite be empowered with skills to effectively negotiate from their collective interests and priorities.

Our Partners

Latest News

Mr. Ally Abdallah aged 49 is a resident of Manzese Kilimani informal settlement in Dar es Salaam. He has lived in the settlement for since1980’s. .For all that time,
Mr. Ally was using a pit latrine ...